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Midweek Update: June 11, 2025 |
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Pastor Alex and Suzanne will be on vacation with family from Sunday through Saturday. If you have emergency pastoral needs, please contact Pastor John Conway.
Our preacher this Sunday is our pastor emeritus, Rev. Harry Kennon. Thank you, Pastor Harry for your leadership! |
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Do You Have A Story?
We’re excited to announce that we will be celebrating the 100 year birthday of Charlottesville UMC and our 2025 Consecration Sunday on the same day in early November!
There is so much to be thankful for in our church’s rich history and our vision for the future. Do you have a story about the church’s history or a personal experience as part of this congregation that moved you, changed you, furthered your walk of faith, moved you to act or give?
We’d like to gather these stories to share around these celebrations; they could be an oral re-telling (by you or someone for you), or stories compiled in a booklet. Please roam through your memories for stories to share, and let us know how we can help tell them.
Contact Rex at rexhickman@comcast.net or Carolyn at carolynmcgee@cvillefirstumc.org. Thank you!!
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Traveling Tiny Jesus
Pick up a tiny Jesus or two today on your way out of worship and take Him with you as you travel through life! If you go on vacation, place Him in your photo! Let us see the places you visit! (Truthfully, don’t we always want to have Jesus by our side?)
Share your photos to Instagram and use the hashtag #tinyjesuscfumc
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The One Thing Ministry for June will benefit our very own Vacation Bible School! Take a tab off of the bulletin board in the Welcome Center and go shopping! Want us to do the shopping for you? Simply go on REALM and make your donation there or put VBS in the memo line of your check. Thank you in advance!
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A penny for your thoughts! The Inclusion Task Force wants to know what you think about becoming a Reconciling Church ahead of the potluck on June 22 where we will answer your questions about joining the Reconciling Ministries Network. Please follow the link, read the proposed Reconciling Statement, and anonymously submit your thoughts or questions via the Google Form.
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Habitat for Humanity Build
Friday, June 13th from 7:45am-3:30pm
If you feel called to help build homes, please sign up: Habitat Volunteerhub https://vhub.at/hfhmu. If this is your first time you will need to create an account before you can register. Also note, this is a new link for all volunteer opportunities set up specifically for our Methodist congregations.
No special skills needed to volunteer.
Workday starts at 7:45 am, lunch at 11:30, and we end at 3:30 pm (6.75 hours).
Come join us :- ) and consider inviting a friend
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Reconciling Ministry Table
Sundays through June 22nd
What does it mean to become a Reconciling Church?
Stop by our welcome table (located in the Art Gallery right outside of the Sanctuary) after our worship service to find out! Members of our congregation who are Reconciling Individuals would love to share information with you about Reconciling Ministries Network.
Every Sunday now through June 22, we will be highlighting:
- What it means to be a Reconciling Congregation.
- Steps we have taken to become a Reconciling Church.
- How YOU can become a Reconciling Individual.
- And why it matters!
We hope you will stop by and say hello :)
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Potluck!
June 22nd After Worship
After worship on June 22, Reconciling Church Sunday, we will fellowship with a potluck taco bar lunch! You bring the sides and desserts and the church will provide the tacos!
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A New Book Study Opportunity for All
Thursdays from 10:30am-12pm starting June 19th
You're invited to a special summer study and journaling experience led by Claire Kent, exploring
God Was with Me All Along by Mary Lou Redding. Sessions will be held in person on Thursday mornings from 10:30am to noon, starting June 19.
Each meeting will include contemplative practices, reflection through music, scripture, and poetry, and group discussion based on journal prompts from the book. Join us in discovering how God’s presence has been with us all along—often in ways we only recognize in hindsight.
Questions? Contact carolynmcgee@cvillefirstumc.org.
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Reconciling Sunday
June 22, 2025
Maybe you’ve seen the Reconciling Ministries table on Sunday morning and wondered: What’s the next step in making our congregation a welcoming and affirming congregation for all people?
Come explore some more on Sunday, June 22 when we hold our first Reconciling Sunday. The Rev. Emily Bagwell, of the Reconciling Ministry Network and an incoming Virginia United Methodist pastor, will be joining us for the 10 AM service and for a potluck lunch to follow in the fellowship hall.
During lunch we’ll have an opportunity to hear more about the RMN and what it would mean for us to become a Reconciling Church.
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Special Charge Conference
June 23, 2025
DS Hyo Lee has authorized Pastor Alex to preside at a special zoom Charge Conference on Monday, June 23.
The Church Council will meet ahead of the Charge Conference at 7 pm in an open meeting to discuss the two items to be decided:
1) approving the compensation for our incoming associate pastor, Erica Allen, and
2) approving the incorporation of the church. All officers of CFUMC are voting members of the Charge Conference.
The zoom link for the meeting ishttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81223417540?pwd=NW9OUU1PSHVpUVBUTWRSQ1RhTDJtUT09
Meeting ID: 812 2341 7540Passcode: 777306
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SAVE THE DATE!
September 27, 2025
Save your gently used rummage sale treasures! Items will be collected the week before. (Please no books or clothing!) All proceeds will benefit Loaves and Fishes, our local food pantry.
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SAVE THE DATE! Let's Travel Together!
October 29-30, 2025
We are headed to Lancaster, PA to the Sight and Sound Theatre to see NOAH!
The trip price includes the motorcoach transportation, overnight accommodations at TRU by Hilton, breakfast, reserve seating tickets to the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre presenting “A Chorus Line”, reserve seating tickets to “NOAH" and all tips (bus driver) and taxes.
Register for the trip here.
Contact Carolyn for more:
carolynmcgee@cvillefirstumc.org
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Registration Now Open:
Vacation Bible School
July 21-25, 2025
"Trusting Jesus in a Wild World!"
We have our dates, our teaching materials, and our Jesus. Now all we need is our volunteers and kiddos! Attached is a promotional flier to get the word out. Please send those volunteers and kids our way.
Looking forward to a wild time!
You can now register here!
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